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    Petición (en. Request)

    pe-ti-ción

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Formal demand or requirement directed to an authority or institution.
    The petition was presented to the city council.
    La peticion se presentó ante el concejo municipal.
    Request for a favor or for something desired.
    She made a request to be admitted to the program.
    Ella hizo una petición para ser admitida en el programa.
    Requirement in some legal or administrative context.
    The lawyer submitted a petition to the court.
    El abogado presentó una petición al juzgado.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'petitio, petitionis', which means 'request' or 'to demand'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    marriage proposal
    Formal request for marriage.
    petición de mano
    to make a request
    To make a request or demand for something.
    hacer una petición
    popular petition
    Request made by a group of people to influence a public decision.
    petición popular

    Related Words

    request
    Action of requesting something.
    solicitud
    demand
    Claim or request for something deemed just.
    demanda
    claim
    Request for something considered due.
    reclamación

    Slang Meanings

    To ask for something informally or colloquially.
    I am going to make a request to raise my salary.
    Voy a hacer una petición para que me suban el sueldo.
    Request that has a more personal than formal character.
    I made a request to my friends to help me.
    Hice una petición a mis amigos para que me ayudarán.